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Topic: Cyberpunk is Real Now (Read 2564 times)

so i'm sure this has been mentioned in other threads, but isn't it strange how cyberpunk is quickly becoming reality? we're on the edge of cheap, disposable VR entertainment becoming a reality. some people have to take dramamine or something to withstand VR motion sickness which is also very cyberpunk. the ubiquitousness of the internet means that all information is so readily available that people can become information addicts and spend all their time online, so that's pretty cyberpunk. the internet has also influenced culture to the point where people share a collective hivemind of recurring cultural symbols - memes - and of course this has happened since media existed but it can change nationwide on a day-to-day basis, so that's pretty cyberpunk as well i think. there are cyber-criminals at large from the US government who leak secret electronic correspondence to influence real-world events. people feel naked and alone without their always-connected portable supercomputer.

eSports leagues - eSports could even be part of the Olympics in the futurethey took Snowden and turned him into a cheap popcorn movie that guy with the two bionic legsmotion capture is so good that we cast real actors as themselves (not just voice) in interactive digital moviesWhen Microsoft created a Teenage Girl AI and the internet turned into a Nazi in less that 24 hours so they had to kill herthe Mega-corporation Google has an entire branch dedicated to researching immortalityransomware, as a concept